Win98SE Backup Files to XP?

[Guest Peter Schwoerer]

I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to

restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?

[Guest PA Bear]

Re: Win98SE Backup Files to XP?

 

What's on the disks?

 

Is the WinXP machine also FAT32?

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Peter Schwoerer wrote:

> I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to

> restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?

[Guest Peter Schwoerer]

Re: Win98SE Backup Files to XP?

 

The disks contain old tax records, vacation photo's, business records (Word,

Excel, Powerpoint) files

 

"PA Bear" wrote:

> What's on the disks?

>

> Is the WinXP machine also FAT32?

> --

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>

>

> Peter Schwoerer wrote:

> > I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to

> > restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?

>

[Guest PA Bear]

Re: Win98SE Backup Files to XP?

 

Repost:

> Is the WinXP machine also FAT32?

 

Ideally, you would restore the backed-up data to Win98 and then use Files

and Settings Transfer (FAST) wizard to transfer all of your data to the

WinXP machine.

 

Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff

(Please read the caveats about Outlook Express)

http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

 

 

Peter Schwoerer wrote:

> The disks contain old tax records, vacation photo's, business records

> (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) files

>

> "PA Bear" wrote:

>> What's on the disks?

>>

>> Is the WinXP machine also FAT32?

>> --

>> Peter Schwoerer wrote:

>>> I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to

>>> restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?

[Guest Gary S. Terhune]

Re: Win98SE Backup Files to XP?

 

Are they in some kind of "backup" set, or are they stand-alone -- can you

read them directly from the floppy disk or does some kind of "restore"

required?

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://www.grystmill.com

 

"Peter Schwoerer" <PeterSchwoerer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:3A10A4CD-BE12-4ECD-B5D6-11ECA4C75624@microsoft.com...

> The disks contain old tax records, vacation photo's, business records

> (Word,

> Excel, Powerpoint) files

>

> "PA Bear" wrote:

>

>> What's on the disks?

>>

>> Is the WinXP machine also FAT32?

>> --

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>>

>>

>> Peter Schwoerer wrote:

>> > I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to

>> > restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?

>>

[Guest Lil' Dave]

Re: Win98SE Backup Files to XP?

 

"Peter Schwoerer" <PeterSchwoerer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:F586A7E0-1F25-4A15-B0C1-C36BE90D8A66@microsoft.com...

>I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to

> restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?

 

Old question in XP general newsgroup. No, older windows backup files from

prior windows will not restore using windows backup in XP.

Dave

[Guest PA Bear]

Re: Win98SE Backup Files to XP?

 

Lil' Dave wrote:

> "Peter Schwoerer" <PeterSchwoerer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> message news:F586A7E0-1F25-4A15-B0C1-C36BE90D8A66@microsoft.com...

>> I have a bunch of WIN98SE backup disks that I would like to be able to

>> restore is there was to restore them with an XP system?

>

> Old question in XP general newsgroup. No, older windows backup files from

> prior windows will not restore using windows backup in XP.

 

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